FIND GORGEOUS, old STONE
WORK: Pillars,
columns, fountains, pots. If
it's new, you brush the stone with buttermilk
and ground up moss, blended
in kitchen blender. It 'takes,' (in spring and
autumn at least, just not
in full sun.)

TRUCK OUT TO THE COUNTRYSIDE and
find BOULDERS.
Or buy them from a boulder builder.

MANY
ANTIQUE PIECES of
stonework ARE
AVAILABLE at RECYCLING
YARDS. Google
RECYCLED or "ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE" along
with your city's name.

HADDONSTONE's
in Colorado is worth
a drive with a truck and a few quilts. . They have
fine, carved stone COLUMNS
available among other things. You want to check out
its catalogue or website..
When they have a sale, things go down to half price,
and this happens
quite often. Be sure you know when it happens. Make
pals with the sales
people so they'll clue you to the next big sale.
And just fly in
to Colorado and make an order. They truck it to your
door when the check
clears.

A QUAINT WATER FEATURE -

If you live near the Mexican
border,there
are stone work yards down there. Bring photos of
what you want they can
make it for you. Now that we've got NAFTA, they
can truck it to you.

LIGHT THE PLACE UP
WITH LANTERNS. Be sure you have SPEAKERS IN the
TREES NEAR the HOUSE
wired for MUSIC.

Have ourdoor lights, low-voltage
garden
lights, either as spotlights on huge tree
features or as path lights,
which are little tasteful lamps on a stick.